By Patrick Macias

Peking Duck

Haruomi Hosono - Tropical Dandy (1973)

In between leaving Happy End and founding YMO, Haruomi Hosono indulged his Robinson Crusoe fantasies in a slew of solo LPs that have since become staples of City Pop. With the sound of waves crashing and birds chirping bridging the tracks, the exotica flavored Tropical Dandy plays like Leon Redbone and Van Dyke Parks (who produced the last Happy End album) soaked in rum and then set adrift in the Tokyo Trader Vic's. So relaxing.